There is a 7 foot tall guy behind Rishi Sunak who likely ran for office just to be able to hold a printed out L behind him during his concession speech.
Government elections have become a forum for attention getters. The Tokyo Gubernatorial election is coming up in a few days and there are some wacky candidates, or rather, characters: youtu.be/DWfmOdzRuFo?... (via @mrjeffu.bsky.social)